petlover, my point was that there may be new tours since some folks first booked. But I'll write more about Tikal later.

I have a program that compares files, which I've never used for PDF files before, but it turns out that it's great for that. On the left is the shore excursion PDF from July 8, and on the right is a file I downloaded today.

http://bigdogfoto.com/shoreexcursioncompare.pdf

All the Catalina tours are new, of course, and there is one false difference because QUZ-010 is on a different page. But you can clearly see that QUZ-011 (Tikal) and QUZ-012 (Antigua Hop-on Hop Off) are both new. And also interesting, you can see that some prices have changed on the premium tours - some lower, some higher. Some now have a price added, but I suspect that they were always premium but the price wasn't available on that earlier PDF.

That file won't be there forever.

Now, Tikal is expensive, in most part because you have to fly there ... and it has to be a charter because the regularly scheduled flights won't align with Splendor's schedule. But in Guatemala, that's the Big Kahuna! (Would you travel to Peru and not spend extra for Machu Picchu? Would you travel to Queensland and not spend extra to see the Great Barrier Reef?) Well, this is cheaper because you're going to be in Guatemala anyway. Elevation for Tikal is about the same as Denver - and about half that of Machu Picchu. Tikal is historical, it's vast, and watching this video, it looks pretty great!


There are also critters there.

http://www.tikalpark.com/#!/residents2

Mostly importantly, Tikal is free (included) because Ngaire is going to pay for it! Approximately three weeks before we leave San Diego, she's going to send me a check for about the exact cost. (Note, this cost analysis is just for one person, but there's no way my wife would go on a nine hour tour anyway!)

The issue for me, about Tikal, is will Regent cancel it if there are not enough passengers going? I really don't want to give up my other tour until I know that.